$1.2 Million Worth of MS Points Taken After Hackers Figure Out Code Algorithm

The Save and Quit blog reports that a group of hackers figured out the algorithm behind a set of promotional codes that were each redeemable for 160 MS points, the currency used on Xbox Live. Quoting: "A person would just have to sit back and refresh over and over and rack up the 160MSP codes. Not every code would work, but a majority would. The site started to 404 due to the heavy traffic. If you have closer ties to the pirating community, you could find a program to get the codes for you. ... This method took a little more work out of the user, but it was still simple enough for a 12 year old to figure out. ... Microsoft found out about this exploit and put a stop to it immediately, but internet pirates still had enough time to steal $1.2 million worth of Microsoft Points."

$1.2 million worth of Microsoft Points

[elrous0]

Wow, that's almost a full tank of gas.

Re:Dumb kids

[natehoy]

why do you cower behind a chosen underwear based pseudonym? what are you afraid of?

Perhaps he meant a striped, horse-like animal, and he has a lisp, you insensitive clod.

Re:Dumb kids

[Anonymous Coward]

you're an idiot.

And you have the social graces and sense of humor of a striped, horse like animal with a lisp.

Re:$1.2 million worth of Microsoft Points

[adamofgreyskull]

Firstly, welcome to The Internet. Secondly, I believe elrous0 was using a rhetorical device, common in English, called "Hyperbole [wikipedia.org]"